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Young Eagle

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Description: Posed portrait of Ho-Chunk man, Young Eagle, also called Chack-Scheb-Nee-Neik-Ah.
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Weighing Guests

Date: 1898
Description: Group of people on the front porch, weighing the guests. A visit was considered successful if the guests weighed more when they left.
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Myles Horton

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Description: Three-quarter length portrait of Myles Horton.
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Chief Oshkosh

Date: 1850
Description: Drawing of Chief Oshkosh rendered from a daguerreotype by J.F. Harrison. He is wearing a top hat wrapped with a ribbon. Also a suitcoat, bowtie, beaded nec...
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Valda Valkyrien

Date: 1916
Description: Publicity portrait of Valda Valkyrien, known as "The Movie Star of Denmark."
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Miss Knutsen with Permanent Wave

Date: 12 07 1927
Description: Portrait of Miss Knutsen with a new permanent wave.
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Church on Easter Sunday

Date: 04 06 1969
Description: Children walking out of church after the Easter Sunday service at St. James United Methodist Church at 1114 West Brown Street.
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Woman with Blender

Date: 03 18 1955
Description: Woman stirring the contents of an Osterizer blender that is sitting on the stove.
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Airline Computer Network

Date: 09 26 1984
Description: A woman uses an early commercial computer network that allows travel agents to book their own flights without the use of a telephone.
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Electric Hair

Date: 01 10 1966
Description: Gail Lukas' hair stands on end when she places her hand on a Van de Graalf generator in a demonstration by the Atomic Energy Commission for junior high sch...
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Classroom Activities

Date: 04 07 1961
Description: Elementary school students paying various levels of attention to classwork in the classroom.
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Juliette Gerke

Date: 03 22 1944
Description: Juliette Gerke, a 9-year-old twin, playing the piano.
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Twin Girls at Piano

Date: 03 29 1944
Description: Young twin sisters sitting together at the piano.
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Kessenich's Clothing Model

Date: 08 10 1938
Description: Model standing on box wearing hat and carrying gloves and purse, and wearing a dress. Part of a fashion series from Kessenich's Ready to Wear, 201-203 Stat...
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Kessenich's Clothing Model

Date: 08 10 1938
Description: Model standing on box wearing hat and coat, carrying gloves and purse. Part of a fashion series from Kessenich's Ready to Wear, 201-203 State Street, showi...
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John (Jack) Albright

Date: 11 28 1936
Description: Portrait of John (Jack) Albright, former owner of the Club Monterey and one-time king of Madison gamblers, in jail, charged with keeping a gambling house, ...
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Cedric Parker Gets a "Wave" Haircut

Date: 11 24 1933
Description: Cedric Parker, Capital Times newsman, has Lucille Bump, beauty operator give him a Rudy Vallee fingerwave at Mrs. Wengel's Marinello Shop, 125 State Street...
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Duncan Beauty School

Date: 09 29 1932
Description: Interior of the Duncan Academy of Hair and Beauty Culture School, located at 23 South Pinckney Street. Students are working with customers in hair styling ...
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Raquel Torres at Bastick Beauty Shop

Date: 08 12 1932
Description: Actress Raquel Torres has her hair dressed by Rose Bastick at Bastick Beauty Shop, 18 E. Mifflin Street.
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Singers Reading "The Capital Times"

Date: 08 19 1931
Description: Three women of "The Singing Sinners," a vaudeville act at the Orpheum Theater, are reading "The Capitol Times" serial story "Guilty Lips," in their dressin...

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